We are always seeking opportunities to co-design agriculture technology tools that can help address bottlenecks within the community. For the past 8 months, we’ve participated in a collaborative effort developing the farmOS: Conservation Planner module to increase the efficiency of the conservation planning process. What is Conservation Planning? Conservation planning helps farmers and ranchers secure […]
Read MoreBlack Squirrel Farms and Yates County Farm Bureau had a clear problem. Farm families across New York held valuable genetic material in their native nut trees, walnut, hickory, and pecan, standing in yards and field edges. Seed buyers needed regionally-adapted genetic stock. But no marketplace connected them. The barrier wasn’t just awareness. It was the […]
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I recently returned from Zambia, where Our Sci is supporting research efforts by the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) into the delivery of extension services to smallholder farmers. Specifically, CIMMYT wants to know if using technology to deliver site-specific extension advice changes farmer adoption of good agronomic practices and soil health building activities […]
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